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BIOGRAPHIES
A Standard History
of
Erie County, Ohio
An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular
Attention
to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial,
Civic and Social Development. A Chronicle of the People, with Family
Lineage and Memoirs.
By
HEWSON L. PEEKE
Assisted by the Board of Advisory Editors
Volume I.
ILLUSTRATED
The Lewis Publishing Company
Chicago and New York
1916
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WILLIAM C.
MARSHALL. One of the well
improved farms of Perkins Township is that owned by
Mr. Marshall, who has been a resident of Erie
from his boyhood days, through he claims Michigan as the
place of his nativity, his parents having been residents
of that state for only a few years.
Mr. Marshall was horn in Calhoun County,
Michigan, on the 20th of January, 1858, and is a son of
Joseph and Lucinda (Chapman) Marshall, the former
of whom was born in England, in 1821, and the latter of
whom was a native of the State of Connecticut.
Joseph Marshall was reared and educated in his
native land, and in 1841, when twenty years of age, he
came to America and establish his residence in Erie
County, Ohio, where he continued to reside during the
remainder of his life, save for a period of four years
passed in Michigan. He was one of the
prosperous farmers and highly esteemed citizens of
Perkins Township for many years and here died on his old
homestead, in the [90s, his wife having survived him by
only a few months. Of their children three are
living, - Hannah, who is the wife of Charles
Keller, of Toledo, this state; Rose, who is
the wife of Solomon Sheffel, a prosperous farmers
of Perkins Township; and William C., who is the
immediate subject of this review.
William C. Marshall was reared to adult age on
his farmer's farm in Perkins Township and his early
educational advantages were those afforded in the
schools of the locality and period. He has been
continuously identified with agricultural pursuits in
Erie County and his excellent farm, which comprises
forty-three acres, is under effective cultivation, with
every evidence of thrift and prosperity, though its
comparatively small area does not imply that the owners
has not consulted expediency by concentration of effort
and by obtaining the maximum returns for his well
ordered endeavors as a general agriculturist and stock
grower.
Mr. Marshall is a man of strong individuality,
is well fortified in his conviction and has the buoyant
and genial temperament which ever begets popular
confidence and good will. He is one of the
progressive and public-spirited citizens of Perkins
Township, is a stanch republican in his political
proclivities, and he served four years in the office of
township trustee, a preferment indicating the estimate
placed upon him in the community that has so long
represented his home. He and his wife are active
members of Perkins Grange, Patrons of Husbandry; he is
affiliated with the lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in
the village of Milan; at Bloomingville he is a prominent
member of the Knights of the Maccabees of the World, in
which he has held various official positions, including
that of commander. He has achieved prosperity
through his own efforts and he and his wife enjoy
unalloyed popularity in the social circles of their home
township.
On the 1st of January, 1884, was solemnized the
marriage of Mr. Marshall to Miss Lucy Graves,
who was born in Huron Township, this county, and who is
a daughter of Chester and Caroline (Sharp) Graves,
the former of whom was born in one of the New England
states and the latter of whom was a native of England.
Mrs. Marshall was but seven years old at the time
of her mother's death and was reared to adult age in the
home of a neighbor family in Perkins Township, where she
was afforded the advantages of the public schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall have four children: Edna
L. is the wife of Henry K. Zorn, of Sandusky;
Earl J. is one of the energetic young farmers of
Perkins Township; Raymond C. is employed in the
City of Sandusky; and Ida A. is the wife of
Floyd Coombs, of Sandusky.
Source: The Standard History of
Erie County, Ohio - Published 1916 - Page 637 |
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LAWRENCE T. MILLER.
Among the progressive and enterprising agriculturists of
Erie County who have spent their entire lives in this
section of the state, Lawrence T. Miller is
worthy of more than passing mention. He was born
on the farm where he now resides in Groton Township and
from early youth has been an exceedingly busy man, with
increasing interests as a farmer and is particularly
well known to the community through his activities as a
thresherman and in the operation of hay baling outfit.
It was on the farm that he now owns that he first saw
the light of day, June 16, 1875, a son of William and
Jane (Gross) Miller. His father was born in
Baden, Germany in early youth, spent a great many years
in Erie County, and though poor at the start gained a
commendable place in the rank of local citizenship and
in addition to his material prosperity was honored by
such offices as trustee and treasurer of Groton
Township. He was a democrat in politics. His
first trade was that of carpenter, and after coming to
Erie County he was employed in that occupation at
Sandusky, where in order to supplement his early
advantages he attended night school for a number of
months. He finally removed to Groton Township, and
settled on the farm where his son now resides. He
was twice married, and his eight surviving children by
his second marriage are: Mrs. Jacob Stricker,
Mrs. Christian Stricker, Lawrence T., Clara, Flora,
Lydia, Frank and Chancy. The three
children by his first marriage are: William,
Jr., Henry and Charles.
William Miller's home in Groton Township was a
frame house in which he spent his last years, and it has
since been remodeled in 1913 and extensively improved
and refurnished by Lawrence T. Miller who has
made of it one of the fine country homes of the
township. Surrounding it is a fine farm of 194
acres, situated partly in Groton and partly in Oxford
Township. Lawrence Miller has shown a great
deal of enterprise since leaving school, and for a
number of years has operated a threshing outfit and also
performs an important service as a hay baler. His
father likewise supplemented his farming activities by
outside business, and not only was a thresherman in this
community but also for a number of years carried on a
considerable industry in preparing corn husks for use in
the making of mattresses. Lawrence T. Miller
received the ordinary advantages of the public schools
and also attended for a time the Sandusky Business
College.
In September, 1911, he married Miss Amanda Russell
who was born in Groton Township, daughter of Philip
Russell of that locality. To their marriage
have been born two children: Lauretta A. J. and
Delbert W. Mr. Miller is a member of the
Evangelical Association with which faith his father was
also identified. Lawrence T. Miller stands
high among the young men of enterprise in Erie County
and has earned the complete confidence and good will of
his fellow townsmen.
Source: The Standard History of Erie County,
Ohio - Published 1916 - Page 710 |
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PAUL MILLER.
A Sandusky business man whose generous prosperity and
success had very meager beginnings, Paul Miller
first became identified with Erie County more than forty
years ago in mercantile lines. His name is widely
known both in a business capacity and for his active
participation in public affairs.
His birth occurred Apr. 8, 1853, near the famous
Bingen-on-the-Rhine in Germany. When fifteen years
of age he came alone to America. That was in 1868.
His first location was at Columbia City, Indiana, where
he was employed in a dry goods store, working hard and
long hours for $5 a month and board. He kept at
that one year, and then took successive positions as a
messenger, bell boy and porter in the Avalon House at
Fort Wayne, Indiana, and he was paid for these services
respectively wages $8, $15 and $50 per month per month.
From hotel work he got into the railroad service,
learned telegraphy at Warsaw, Indiana, and soon had to
give up the confining duties owing to ill health.
For a short time he was brakeman on the Pittsburgh, Ft.
Wayne & Chicago Railroad, and then entered a dry goods
store in Warsaw, and from there came to Erie County,
Ohio, in November, 1873. His first work here was
as manager of a wholesale flour and feed establishment,
and he continued that business for six years. He
was then in the same line of business for four years on
his own account. After selling out, he went back
to Europe, remained there visiting old scenes and
friends and relatives, and on returning in 1884
established his home permanently in Sandusky. In
January, 1888, Mr. Miller became teller
for the Third National Bank of Sandusky. He
remained with that institution a year and a half, and in
1889 was appointed administrator of the G. Icman
Estate. After settling its affairs he became
associated with the Johnson & Miller
Manufacturing Company, and remained as manager,
secretary and treasurer of the company for ten years.
Since leaving that concern he has been practically
retired from business, though he is as active as ever in
a public capacity.
His name has at different times been closely associated
with several important business enterprises in Sandusky.
He has shown a great deal of civic pride in the city
which has been his home for more than forty years, and
from 1884 to 1885 he was a member of the city council,
was again elected and served in the same office from
1892 to 1898, making seven years in all, and four years
as president. He was a member of the Sandusky
Board of Equalization in 1890 and 1900, a member of the
City Board of Equalization for three years, and in 1906
was appointed a member of the City Board of Review, a
commission he held for eight years. In December,
1913, he was appointed by Governor Cox as
district assessor, an office from which he resigned in
order to devote himself to other duties.
Mr. Miller is a stanch democrat and for
many years has been active in the interest of his party
and a delegate to numerous district, county and state
conventions. He is a member of the Catholic Church
and is affiliated with the Catholic Order of Foresters
and the Knights of Columbus. He was one of the
originators of the old Sandusky Light Guards, the
predecessors of the present Company B, Sixth Regiment,
Ohio National Guard, and in the former body was
commissioned first lieutenant by Governor
Bishop.
On Aug. 1, 1876, when still a struggling young business
man, Mr. Miller was married in Sandusky to
Miss Josephine Krupp, a daughter of John
Krupp. To their marriage were born eleven
children, and the six now living are: John W., Mary
S., Catherina, Paul E., Louisa and Ida.
John W., a civil engineer, married Elizabeth
Gawn and has two children, John Paul
and Mona G. Ida married Walter H. Appell.
Source: The Standard History of Erie County,
Ohio - Published 1916 - Page 1176 |
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JOHN P. MOWRY.
The owner of one of the excellent farms found in the
rich agricultural district of Oxford Township, John
P. Mowry since early youth has been a productive
worker, and has always busied himself with something
useful either to himself or to others. In addition
to operating his farm he furnishes a valuable service to
the community by operating a threshing outfit during the
season and also conducts a portable sawmill.
His life began in Oscar Township, of Erie County, Feb.
17, 1870, and he is a son of the late John and Louise
(Leber) Mowry, the former a native of Switzerland
and the latter of Nassau, Germany. John Mowry,
who died Nov. 9, 1907, was brought when nine years of
age from his native land to America, his parents
settling in Seneca County, Ohio, where John's
father died. He grew up and received his education
in that locality and subsequently removed to Erie
County, eventually settling in Oscar Township, where for
many years he was one of the active farmers.
During the war between the states he enlisted and spent
three years in the Union army and nine months of that
time were passed enduring the hardships and privations
of the notorious military prison at Andersonville,
Georgia. He saw much active service and
participated in several of the great battles of the war.
His six children were: Charles, of Kimball,
Ohio; John P. of Oxford Township; Louise,
wife of Henry L. Scheid of Oxford Township;
Carrie, wife of Claude Livengood of Oxford
Township; Adolph of Conneaut, Ohio; and Edward,
now deceased. The late John Mowry was a
democrat in politics and made himself useful wherever he
was. He was a member of the Evangelical
Association and carried his religion into his everyday
life. His widow is still living, being now in her
seventieth year, and enjoying the fruits of a life spent
in usefulness and well doing, surrounded by her family
and a large circle of friends. She was reared in
Germany and came to America in her nineteenth year, and
since that time has been continuously a resident of Erie
County.
On the farm of his father John P. Mowry grew up
in Oxford Township and was prepared for his career
partly in the public schools and partly by the
discipline of the farm and by the teachings and precepts
of his parents who inculcated in their children habits
of industry and strict honesty. Through his
business activities carried on over a period of a number
of years Mr. Mowry now owns 106½
acres of land, devoted to general farming.
On Oct. 7, 1898, he married Miss Florence Miller
who was born in Groton Township, daughter of William
Miller for many years well known in that section of
Erie County. Five children have been born to
Mr. and Mrs. Mowry, and the three now living are
Fred C., Alberta and Vietta, while the two
deceased were named Melvin and Florence.
For four years Mr. Mowry, served as treasurer of
Oxford Township and well justified the confidence of his
fellow citizens to his administration. He is a
democrat in politics and wherever known is held in high
regard for his progressiveness and his thorough
integrity.
Source: The Standard History of Erie County,
Ohio - Published 1916 - Page 882 |
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